Council opens public hearing on Savannah Place Section 5 annexation; no final vote recorded

Greenville City Council on June 12 opened a public hearing on an ordinance to annex Savannah Place, Section 5, a 6.523-acre tract located at the current terminus of Camille Drive in the city's southwest quadrant.

Chief Planner Shante Goobie presented the item, describing the subject property as a rectangular parcel that would "connect the two ends of Camille Drive" and saying it lies inside the city's primary service area. Goobie told council the property "will yield approximately 17 single-family lots," would be located in Voting District 5 and has an estimated tax value of about $6.3 million. She added that because the property currently lies in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), the Greenville Utilities Commission could still provide sanitary sewer service even if council denied the annexation.

The public hearing was opened and the petitioner (or a representative) was invited to speak; no public speakers or a final council vote on the annexation are recorded in the portion of the transcript provided.

If council later votes to annex, standard next steps would include adoption of an annexation ordinance and coordination with the Greenville Utilities Commission on utility service, landfill and road access and any needed rezoning or subdivision approvals. City staff told council it would answer questions about the item on request.

The presentation and hearing took place during the meeting's public hearing segment; council did not indicate a timeline for a final decision during the recorded portion of the meeting.